The majority of the original settlers were Gentleman who had limited skills, no real sense of farming, and they were not accustomed to manual labor which left them ill equipped to face the challenges of the settlement. ...
In short, the neediest are not the majority of the workforce. ... The author states, "Based on the research cited above, a good rule of thumb would be that full-time students ideally should work no more than fifteen hours per week" (King). ...